“Finishers Wanted”

Thomas S. Monson April 1972 Saturday Morning Session

Scripture citations

  1. 1 Corinthians 9:24

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    “Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.”
    Quote High confidence

  2. Ecclesiastes 9:11

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    And before the words of Paul fell upon the ears of his listeners, the counsel of the preacher, even the son of David, king in Jerusalem, cautioned: “… the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.

    Alludes to High confidence

  3. 1 Samuel 18:7

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    In the first flush of his incredible triumphs, David rode the crest of popularity.

    Alludes to High confidence

  4. 2 Samuel 5:1

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    In the first flush of his incredible triumphs, David rode the crest of popularity.

    Alludes to High confidence

  5. 2 Samuel 11:3

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    David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”
    Quote High confidence

  6. 2 Samuel 11:15

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    another: Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.”
    Quote High confidence

  7. 2 Samuel 12:9

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    David’s rebuke came from the Lord God of Israel: “… thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife.

    Alludes to High confidence

  8. Matthew 19:16

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    “But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.” (Matt.

    Alludes to High confidence

  9. Matthew 27:4

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    So it was with Judas Iscariot.

    Alludes to High confidence

  10. Job 16:19

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    behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.”
    Quote High confidence

  11. Job 19:25

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    Shorn of his possessions, scorned by his friends, afflicted by his suffering, even tempted by his wife, Job was to declare from the depths of his noble soul: “… behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.” (Job 16:19.) “… I know that my redeemer liveth.

    Alludes to High confidence

  12. 2 Timothy 4:7

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    fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.”
    Quote High confidence

  13. Hebrews 12:1

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    He admonished us to “lay aside … sin” and to “run with patience the race … , Looking [for an example] unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.

    Alludes to High confidence

  14. John 17:1

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    To his Father he prayed, “… the hour is come.

    Alludes to High confidence

  15. John 17:4

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    glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.”
    Quote High confidence

  16. Luke 23:46

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    To his Father he prayed, “… the hour is come.

    Alludes to High confidence

  17. Psalms 118:8

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    trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man: It is better
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  18. Doctrine and Covenants 121:45

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    The Mark of Virtue.

    Alludes to High confidence

  19. Luke 18:22

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    These, the marks of a true finisher, will be as a lamp to our feet in the journey through life.

    Alludes to High confidence

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  1. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 26: Our Lord’s Ministry in Perea and Judea

    1 shared verse

    • Matthew 19:16

      In this talk:
      Open paragraph (Matt. 19:16)
      In Jesus the Christ:
      Open paragraph (b)

      This lawyer, standing up among the people who had gathered to hear Jesus, asked: “Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”b Jesus replied by a counter question, in which was plainly intimated that if this man, who was professedly learned in the law, had read and studied properly, he should know without asking what he ought to do.

  2. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 37: The Resurrection and the Ascension

    1 shared verse

    • Job 19:25

      In this talk:
      Open paragraph (Job 19:25)
      In Jesus the Christ:
      Open paragraph (Job 19:25)

      The foregoing instances of false and untenable theories regarding the resurrection of our Lord are cited as examples of the numerous abortive attempts to explain away the greatest miracle and the most glorious fact of history.

  3. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 5: Earthly Advent of the Christ Predicted

    1 shared verse

    • Job 19:25

      In this talk:
      Open paragraph (Job 19:25)
      In Jesus the Christ:
      Open paragraph (l)

      Job in the day of dire affliction rejoiced in his testimony of the coming Messiah, and declared with prophetic conviction: “I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth.”l The songs of David the psalmist abound in oft-recurring allusion to the earthly life of Christ, many circumstances of which are described in detail, and, as to these, corroboration of the utterances is found in New Testament scriptures.m

  4. The Articles of Faith

    Article 1

    1 shared verse

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